APHIS Web Site Lists Foreign Country Actions Against U.S. Exports as a Result of BSE Case
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has posted to its Web site an update on foreign country actions taken against various U.S. exports (e.g., ruminants, ruminant products, poultry meal, pet food, etc.), as result of the recent Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) case.
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APHIS' update lists the country, date of the action, the scope and comments on the foreign country action, and the area on which its actions are applicable (e.g., U.S., Washington state, etc.)
The actions taken by the countries on APHIS' update include (partial list): bans on various U.S. exports (e.g., ruminants, ruminant products, etc.); the suspension of the issuance of import permits; certification that the export does not come from the farm where the index case occurred; action taken to be determined on a case-by-case basis; etc. The APHIS update should be consulted to determine what action is being taken by each country, as well as the U.S. exports affected (or exempted).
43 Countries Take Some Form of Action Against U.S. Exports Due to BSE Case
According to APHIS, the following countries have taken some form of action against U.S. exports as a result of the BSE case as of January 5, 2004 at 6:00 p.m.:
| Australia |
| Bahrain |
| Barbados |
| Bolivia |
| Brazil |
| Bulgaria |
| Canada |
| Cayman Islands |
| Chile |
| China |
| Colombia |
| Costa Rica |
| Dominican Republic |
| Ecuador |
| Egypt |
| Grenada |
| Hong Kong |
| Indonesia |
| Israel |
| Jamaica |
| Japan |
| Jordan |
(See ITT's Online Archives or 12/30/03 news, 03123010, for BP summary on the U.S. BSE case, including list of countries banning U.S. beef.
See ITT's Online Archives or 01/02/04 news, 04010200, for most recent BP summary on USDA protection measures related to U.S. BSE (mad cow) case.)
APHIS update available at
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/bse/bse_trade_ban_status.html.
Additional USDA information on BSE available at http://www.usda.gov/whatsnew.htm.